Because that's the way you come across. At least to me. Sorry if that offends you but it is the truth.
And now the subject has been changed to personalities instead of what it originally was.
Oh, in terms of actual doing research and reading beyond headlines, I absolutely do think I'm "better" than the average voter. That's not really saying much, unfortunately. Getting news from tweets, blurbs, and soundbites is far more common than it should be. Critical reading/listening has become something of a lost art.
If that makes me sound arrogant or smug, I'm okay with that.